Performance Automotive Network history

PERFORMANCE COLLISION CENTER got its start in 1974 as a little four person body shop for the newly opened Tri-County Toyota store.

In 1976, Hendrick sold off his assets to purchase a struggling franchise in Bennettsville, South Carolina, thus becoming, at 26, the youngest Chevrolet dealer in the United States.

In late 1979, despite strong in-market competition, Hendrick built the first free-standing Honda dealership in Columbia, South Carolina.

Hendrick Motorsports was founded in 1984, first competing at the highest levels of NASCAR with driver Geoff Bodine.

In 1985, Hendrick became the first to own and operate multiple General Motors franchises, entering Florida for the first time through the opening of Harbor Chevrolet in Tampa.

Among these new locations, Honda Cars of McKinney (1987) became the first Hendrick Automotive Group dealership opened in the state of Texas.

In 1992, Hendrick Automotive Group started operating within Kansas City, opening two dealerships on the Kansas side of the city; and one in Missouri, beginning two years of expansion in the area.

Hendrick Automotive Group also opened its first Dodge franchise in Cary, North Carolina in 1993.

By 1996, the company built upon its world-class customer service offerings by opening its first two Hendrick Collision Centers in Kansas City, Missouri and Cary, North Carolina.

PERFORMANCE COLLISION CENTER expanded its building to its current 32,000 square foot facility and in 1998 became a single collision repair operation under the PERFORMANCE COLLISION CENTER name.

smart Centre St Catharines joins Performance Mercedes-Benz in 2005, delivering an economical urban solution and statement for every city driver.

Brantford Toyota is purchased in January, 2014.

In 2015, nine new dealerships are acquired in the Niagara region and the company adopts the well-established brand of Performance Auto Group.

In May 2016, Rick Hendrick and wife Linda established the not-for-profit Hendrick Family Foundation.